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E035–Your Data and an Announcement from 2018-12-03T03:53:12
Announcement: Celebrating FTLOD’s 3 year anniversary this month Covered a diverse range of topics from BBQ and chocolate to alogorithms and graph databases Future episodes will be much more ad-hoc ...
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E034–Using Data to Make Perfect Chocolate–Part 2 from 2018-10-31T11:38:36
In the second part of this two-part episode, we do a data deep dive into a decadent vat of chocolate. We talk about various stats and data with Brian Mikiten, former process engineer and founder of...
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E033–Using Data to Make Perfect Chocolate–Part 1 from 2018-10-24T19:37:23
In the first part of this two-part episode, we do a data deep dive into a decadent vat of chocolate. We talk about history and how to make chocolate. In part two, we will talk about various stats a...
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E032–2018 State of DevOps Report from 2018-09-30T04:50:10
Intro Greg’s Background Intro to DevOps Tools you’ve used Intro to the report&this year vs. previous years Feels more general and high-level than some of the previous reports (no MTTR mentioned for...
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E031–Data Collaboration with Cursor from 2018-08-30T23:50:23
Learn about Cursor, a new platform for collaboration around data, hosted platforms and BI artifacts. I sat down with Adam Weinstein, CEO and Co-Founder of Cursor, to learn about the platform. About...
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E030–July 2018 News Roundup from 2018-07-31T01:49:19
July 2018 News Roundup This month’s episode is a roundup of news from a variety of sources covering three main topics: BI / Dataviz Tools Databases and Platforms Tools and Frameworks Note: Most of ...
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E29–Is Data The New Oil? from 2018-06-29T11:56:28
Is Data the New Oil? Concept originated by Clive Humby, the British mathematician who established Tesco’s Clubcard loyalty program. Humby highlighted the fact that, although inherently valuable, da...
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E028–Bimodal BI and Data Virtualization from 2018-05-27T04:31:15
Today we’re back with another guest from the Netherlands. I’m not sure what it is about the Dutch, but they’ve been on a roll with some helpful thought leadership when it comes to data. My guest is...
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E027–The Data Quadrant from 2018-04-28T19:18:09
My guest in today’s episode is Ronald Damhof (@ronalddamhof), the creator of the Data Quadrant. This quadrant is a sense-making framework in the complex word of data that enables a common frame of ...
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E026–The Four Types of Automation from 2018-03-30T05:30:14
Introductory Product Models: Only partner implementations (BluePrism) Limited Features (WorkFusion) Customer Revenue Limited (UI Path) Single License (Softomotive) Music Deep Sky Blue by Graphiqs...
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E025–The Hype of AI from 2018-02-28T05:28:14
Thank you my friend and fellow Capco cohort, Daragh Fitzpatrick, for joining me on this episode of FTLOD where we cut through the Hype of AI to understand some of the key challenges and opportuniti...
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E024–Will machine learning kill traditional database indexes? from 2018-01-31T07:47:49
In this episode my friend Vikas Popuri and I chat about Google’s paper comparing ML models to traditional DB indexes. Background: Google used learned indexes , machine learning models, to access da...
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E023–2017 Data Digest from 2017-12-30T07:12:22
This episode reflects on some of the hottest topics from 2017 and their impact their data has on our lives this year and into 2018. Cryptocurrency Many of these data points come from here. Since th...
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E022–Tech Spec–Tableau Project Maestro Data Prep from 2017-11-30T10:34:43
Zip file of all the sample data, Maestro flows, and Tableau workbook I used to get a first impression: E022_maestro_demo_files. Screenshots Sample Flow from Tableau Field Selection Data Profiling F...
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E021–Data Deep Dive–Halloween Spending and Candy from 2017-10-31T04:29:05
Just in time for Halloween this year, we take a look at the way people will spend their money on Candy and other goods during this spooky time. Spending People in the US are expected to spend $9.1 ...
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E020–How Crisis Text Line uses data to save lives from 2017-09-27T02:13:59
If you’re in crisis, text 741741 if you’re in the US to talk with a counselor now. In this episode we speak with the people behind Crisis Text Line and Crisis Trends, two services that use data to ...
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E019–Tech Spec–Cognos Analytics (11.0.6) from 2017-08-20T22:09:44
Join me as I chat with my colleague and Cognos guru John Frazier about the latest release of Cognos, leading up to the anticipated release of the next version, 11.0.7, near the end of Q3. The lates...
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E018–Tech Spec–Sia, ultimate blockchain file storage from 2017-07-30T03:25:20
What if you could store your data in the cloud, encrypted, for a fraction of the cost of Amazon S3, Google, or Azure? With Sia, a decentralized file storage solution that leverages blockchain, you ...
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E017–Tech Spec–Tableau 10.3 New Features from 2017-06-29T11:19:12
In this episode we cover the new features in Tableau 10.3. This version debuted on May 31st, and a 10.3.1 update was released on 6/21/17. Data Driven Alerts Only on Tableau Server Receive an alert ...
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E016–For the Love of Sunscreen from 2017-05-31T07:59:59
In this episode, data sheds some (sun)light on what Rob did wrong on a recent trip to the Caribbean and explains the terrible sunburn he has right now. Just in time for Memorial Day and Summer, we ...
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E015–BBQ Showdown (Pellet Grill vs Big Green Egg) from 2017-04-30T02:48:04
Join me and my special guest, Colby “meat whore” Pritchett (@colbypritchett) on this BBQ showdown where we pit the Big Green Egg against the Green Mountain Grill Pellet Smoker. We also cover the hi...
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E014–For the Love of Allergies from 2017-03-28T03:00:46
Achooo! Did you know that seasonal allergies affect about 50 million people in the US, penicillin kills about 400 people/year, and some people are allergic to cockroaches?! Learn all about allergie...
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013–For the Love of Graph Databases from 2017-02-21T17:30:31
Where did graphs come from? (Graph Theory History) In its simplest form, Graph Theory defines a graph as a construct made up of vertices, nodes, or points which are connected by edges, arcs, or lin...
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012 -For the Love of Guns from 2017-01-27T10:15:09
Sheer Quantity 3% of gun owners own almost 50% of all civilian guns. These 7.7mm “super owners” own between 8-140 guns (on average 17)15 In 2013, U.S. gun manufacturers built 10,844,792 guns, and ...
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011–Top 10 Data Predictions for 2017 from 2016-12-30T22:12:37
Happy New Year! Thank you to all listeners and subscribers for your support this past year. 10 – Data borders will break down – logical data lakes and logical data warehouses will grow as companies...
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010 For the Love of Thanksgiving–For the Love of Data from 2016-11-25T07:40:32
Holiday Weight Gain Studies Studies are very mixed on whether holiday eating causes weight gain. The Good1 In several studies over the last thirty-one years, subjects gained approximately 3/4 to 2 ...
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009 For the Love of Algorithms–For the Love of Data from 2016-10-31T03:30:11
Worst Pun Ever: Today, we are talking about Al… Al Gore… Al Gore Rhythms… Algorithms! Definition: a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or accomplishing some end especially by a computer1 ...
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008 For the Love of Politics–For the Love of Data from 2016-09-28T15:27:27
History of Data in Politics First off, 538’s podcast, What’s the Point did a great four part series on the data of politics that covered the history of politics from the late 1800s through the prim...
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007 For the Love of Olympics – For the Love of Data from 2016-08-25T07:30:09
Fun Fact: The main riff in NBC’s Olympic them is from Bugler’s Dream (1958) by Leo Arnaud. History Most believe games started in 776 BC as part of a religious festival in Greece to honor Zeus; how...
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006 For the Love of Cheesecake–For the Love of Data from 2016-07-30T03:32:07
National Cheesecake Day! June 30, 2016 is National Cheesecake Day, a likely commercially driven holiday to which I, for one, am happy to fall victim. Adam’s PB Cup Fudge Ripple is one of my favorit...
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005 For the Love of Fireworks–For the Love of Data from 2016-06-28T13:11:31
News: Big Data falls off the hype cycle: http://www.datasciencecentral.com/profiles/blogs/big-data-falls-off-the-hype-cycle Tableau 10 in beta: http://www.tableau.com/about/blog/2016/4/10-reasons-j...
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004 The History of Hadoop – For the Love of Data from 2016-05-25T03:17:54
Let me set the stage for you… It’s 2003: Chicago just won the Oscar for Best Picture and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is the top selling video game. Apple iPods still have scroll wheels and iTunes j...
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003 The Data of Taxes – For the Love of Data from 2016-03-31T22:06:14
Huge thanks to @Deepak90Mittal for hanging out with me on this episode! News Prologue: Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for BI is out – overhauled methodology, Oracle is out; Tableau and Microsoft (PowerBI...
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002 What Hot Models Look Like–For the Love of Data from 2016-02-29T07:04:07
Summary: Hot models…data models that is. A survey of many of the most popular data modeling approaches in the news today. Third Normal Form, Anchor Modeling, Data Vault, Data Lakes, Data Swamps. Wh...
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001 The Data of Church–For the Love of Data from 2015-12-11T22:04:48
Churches have a wealth of data that other organizations could only dream about–a weekly stream of attendees and donors who also participate in a wide variety of activities around the organization. ...
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000 Introducing“For the Love of Data with Robert Furr”(and what it means for you) from 2015-10-19T04:53:23
Data, Analytics, Business Intelligence… how do I keep track of what is going on in this ever-expanding technology realm? “For the Love of Data” is a monthly podcast covering data, big data, huge da...
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